Three gallons of radioactive tank waste vitrified last month

Approximately three gallons of low-activity Hanford tank waste were vitrified at PNNL's Radiochemical Processing Laboratory in…

Alternative treatment for mild asthma

People with mild asthma are often prescribed a daily treatment regimen, but up to 80 per…

The opioid epidemic has boosted the number of organs available for transplant

The researchers examined 17 years of transplantation records and found no significant change in the recipients'…

Cannabidiol significantly reduces seizures in patients with severe form of epilepsy

Cannabidiol (CBD), a compound derived from the cannabis plant that does not produce a 'high,' was…

Climate change impacts fragile river ecosystems

Research undertaken in South Africa's Kruger National Park (KNP) has shown that some of the world's…

Diverse and abundant megafauna documented at new Atlantic US Marine National Monument

Airborne marine biologists were dazzled by the diversity and abundance of large, unusual and sometimes endangered…

Climate change in Quebec equals a much greater diversity of species???

A team of researchers believe that, paradoxically, climate change may result in Quebec's national and provincial…

Major shifts in global freshwater

A new global, satellite-based study of Earth's freshwater found that Earth's wet areas are getting wetter,…

Rising emissions of ozone-destroying chemical banned by Montreal Protocol

Emissions of one of the chemicals most responsible for the Antarctic ozone hole are on the…

Europium points to new suspect in continental mystery

Clues from some unusual Arizona rocks pointed scientists toward a discovery -- a subtle chemical signature…